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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-03


Morristown is to have new repub-
lican paper known as the Republican,
with Messrs, Eckel & Burnett as
proprietors.
The COMET points with pride to the
long list OF buildings and improve
ments in another column. 1t shows
that johnson City has not been idle
for the past ten months.
The people OF Kuox county voted
last Saturday on the proposition to
subscribe 100000, the capital stock of
to the Carolina, Knoxville and Western
railroad, The proposition carried by
5000 to 500. A light vote polled.
Mr.. w. P. Hamilton, of Bristol, was
in the city Saturday, Mr.. Hamilton
is one OF the best hotel men in Bristol.
He has bought the Virginia House
and will take charge of it about the
Goth inst.
The Pullman Palace Car Company
classes Johnson City with Chattn-
nooga as appears from the following
ratings From Washington to Bristol,
81; to Johnson City, Sc to Knoxville,
IS; to Chattanooga, Sc,
Bascom Crumley will soon begin
editing column of personals in the
COMET. He will offer next week two
testaments and some Sunday School
literature as premiums for good be-
havior,
Mr.. Reeve, of Greene county, who
has been visiting his daughter, Mrs.
G, G. Seaver, for a few weeks, has
been quite sick while here, but is now
much improved. He requests us ia
thank Dr. Toy for the 8killful atten,
ton he has paid him.
The @. G. 4. G. Railroad company
are fitting up an Office over c. K. Lide
& Co.'s store, and private office fol
Chief Engineer, Col T. E. Matson
johnson City is headquarters for the
Northern Division, and Rock Hill, S
c., headquarters for the Southern
Division of this road.
The inspectors of the E. I. V. & G
R. R. passed over the road in special
train to-day, The officers occupied
an amphitheater car in front OF the
engine. They no doubt viewed witt
PRIDE the company's accommodation
at this place.
The Enterprise has been sold out tC
a stock company who will in future
run it in the interest Of the Republi
can party. 1t will beknown hereafter
as The Comm0ner. Mr.. Wells, o.
Chattanooga, will occupy the editoria
tripod.
A match box containing a younj
lady's photograph was found on tn
streets Monday and is now in tn
COMET office. The photograph is of
lovely young lady we'll known in John
son City. 1t is evident from wher'
this young man carried this photo
graph that he thought that he had me
his match.
Mr.. Will Harr will run the Tobacco
warehouse this year. Mr.. Harr is we
known throughout this section an
planters may rely upon him to do tn
, very best for them possible. Their
being a tobacco factory now in John
son City and as other buyers will visi
this place there is no reason VIII
this should not be the hes
market you can find for your crop.
DR.. Geo. H. Berry has fitted up
neat dental Office over Kirkpatrick
clothing store. He has added som
new machinery and appliances suite
to his profession and is now prepare
to attend to all your wants in his lin
A few weeks ago he successfully e1
t tracted a tooth for Mrs. /. T. Job
s filled it and replaced it and the toot
is now as good as if it had not bee
v treated. DR., has been very successfl
= in all his work
=, Wanted.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-03
Hold to the Blanket.

You will find the finest the cheap
est, the greatest variety Of blankets,
comforts and other house furnishing
dry goods at
Mcneil 4 Wolfe's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-03

When Baby was sick, We gave her CAstoria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss she chung to CastOria,
When she had Children che gave them CGstoria,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-03

| want 500 bushels of corn in the
ear delivered at my crib, for which !
will pay cash.
A. B. Bowman.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-03

Remine's Office and marble works is
removed just across the r. r. in the
Truslow block.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-03
Guns! Guns!! Guns.!!

Go to c. K. Lide & Co. for fine
breech loading shot gun, double or
single barrel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-03

Guns at Baltimore and New York
prices at c. K. Lide & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-03
GUMP CO.,
THE
LEADING CLOTHIERS !
Gums!

Headquarters for imported breech
leaders at C. X. Lide & Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-03

Alvah Davis, one of the train dis
patchers at Knoxville, was in the city
Sunday.
Mr.. R. B. Myers, wife and little
daughter, of Sherman, H., are visiting
Mr.. and Mis-. J. Z. Crandall on Willard
street.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-03
THE COMET.

subscription price, one year, $l,25.
emo. rs,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-03

Entered at the Postoillce at Johnson City, Tenn,
MS Second Glass Matter.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-03

Owing to the small
numbers we have sever
al Ladies' CameI'S Hair
Vests that we will close
out at wholesale prices
in New York.
]. F. CRUMLEY & co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-11-03

This Oct. 10th.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-24

1t Is worthy of note that notwithstand-
ing coffee is higher in price than for
some years past, tea is cheaper, at least
that grown in China and Japan, than
ever before known in this country. Sew
eral reasons may be assigned for this, the
chief ones being the great increase in the
cultivation of the shrub in India and
Ceylon, the large increase IN the ship
ments from Japan to the United States,
and the steady decrease in the consump.
ton Of tea of China growth in Great
Britain.
In the latter country China teas are
used chiefly as adulterants of the more
costly India ones. The English lady of
to-day does not drink green tea; she pre-
fers the fragrant malty.syrupy infu-
sion that is yielded by the Indian
or by the Cingalese leaf. The consump-
ton of japan teas in Great Britain is so
small as to be scarcely appreclable, the
grassy, raw taste of most Japan teas be.
ing much disliked. The divinties who in
gowns of wondrous shape and texture
pour out tea for their friends in Mayfair
and South Kensington are connOiseurs in
tea The favorite growths are Darjee-
ling, Kangra Valley, Cochan and Ter
hoot. Each of these have a distinctive
flavor, which IS readily recognizable
after very short experience, and are SO
fragrant when freshly made as to be no.
ticeable as soon as you enter the house.
The retail price ranges from about 90
cents to $1.0O.
In this country, Assam teas,
as these Indian and Cingalese
growths are called, are almost
unknown. and the yearly deterioratio n
IN the quality and flavor of tea from
China and Japan has largely contributed
to the increase of consumption in CO flee,
and as a result a high price for the berry.
England and Russia, between the m,
take practically all the teas of really fine
quality every season. Our knowledge of
them is about as limited as is Cape God
tisherman's OF truf1les or pate de foie
gras,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-24
LABOR ITEMS,

New York City has $4,000 landlords who
collect $40 100000 annually.
San Francisco Knights are boycotting
firms who employ Chinese.
P0wderly will go to Europe this summer to
organize Knights of Labor assemblies.
The making of shoes on contract in Penn
sylvanla prisons will cease in November
next.
The Laborers' Protective society, of New
York, does not recognize Knights of Labor
cards.
AS an evidence of the development of the
mechanical and manufacturing industry in
the south, it is announced that contracts
amounting to S1,0oO,0O0 for machinery and
mill appliances We're made recently by the
Cotton seed Oil company. The factories
will be erected in eight cities in the south.
and as soon as these shall have been com.
pleted eight more will be started The pro-
ductiOn of cOtton-seed is estimated at 6.00O,-
600 tons, and the projectors of these works
contemplate the working up of all this sup
ply of seed, providing markets can be found
for their product.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-24

Of the last congress. hence a greater
danger from any attempt to "down" him.
Mr.. Springer and some others have sug-
gested that there should be an effort at
compromise, and it is more than prob.
able that this course will be preferred to
the heroic policy urged by our New York
contemporary, whether 1t treflects the sen.
timent of the administration or simply
that Of its own constituency.
1t may be granted that the democratic
party would be better off, in the end, If
it could unload Mr.. Randall, but the
task of doing so will neither be easy nor
be void of immediate danger, as the party
is now conditioned. If it had but one
leader superior to MIR. Randall it might
with comparative safety push him aside,
but there is none such, and it seems alto
gether probable that he will continue to
"handcuf1 and gag the party at will.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-24
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska JOutings.


Bohanan has gone to meet Simmer.
man.
The spelling professor has been yindi-
Gated.
Quin to Matt--"I've cracked my Burr;
l.. &. you later.
Eight country papers have collapsed in
this state in the last two months.
Two fine young antelopes we're cap.
tured in Keith county few days ago.
More sch ools are needed IN Platts-
mouth to accommodate the rising idea.
The contract has been lie: for the cree
ton OF the new addition to the blind asy-
lum in Nebraska City.
The Jail break at Nebraska City IL a
proclamation 70 people 10 exercise care
in their orthOgraphy. Bohanan is abroad
with his gun.
Governor Thayer has assigned one com.
pany of state militia to Schuyler amp Col
fax counties Forty men are already en-
rolled in the squad.
The wife OF Hon. John g. Watson has
been granted divorce. The masher OF
Ctoe made no attempt to cover his SINS,
and is again at liberty to do so some
more"
Hoffman, the Missouri Pacific train
wrecker, declares that ten minutes at the
end OF rope II preferable TO life Of
toll In the pen. There will bs no objec-
tiOn II ne is promptly accommodated.
The Schuyler Quill is engaged in the
melancholy Job OF puncturing the local
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-24

would part with them reluctantly. And
there are other employments in Califor.
MIA from which Chinese labor would be
missed. That state had in 1880 few
more than 5000 Cinnamon. 1t doubtless
has less than this number ow, and iln-
questionably can easily spare part OF
them, but general exodus would un-
doubtedly cause regret to great many
people of that state, and particularly of
its principal city.
The fact that these people are distrib'
uting themselves throughout the coun-
try will cause no concern. Indeed a
New York contemporary regards the
prospect of an invasion Of that city as
rather pleasing. Domestic help of de-
sirable kind appears to be scarce there.
Most New York households" observes
our contemporary, "are in chronic G
state of revolution and kitchen crisis,
and there are many hundreds or thou
sands of householders who have looked
longingly for the advent of the Chinese
servants of the Pacific region. 1t would
be perfectly safe to say that a good place
awaits every competent Chinese cook or
house servant who may be thinking of
coming to New York" But even If Cali
fornia should be depleted of its
present Mongol population by stronger
inducements of reward and safety
elsewhere, it might not long
have to be without new
supply. As we noted a few days ago,
there is great probability that the Cana.
dian Pacific will receive concessions from
its government that will enable 1t to
renew the tide of Chinese emigration to
this continent, and if these people are
permitted to land in the Dominion, it
will require s.rlcter laws and more
rigid surveillance than is now exercised
to keep them out of the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-24
POLITICAL

In New York the Prohbitionists are the
first to open their campaign.
The Richmond State favOrs policy that
will divide the black vote of Virginia,
Teddy Roosevelt is accused of harboring
the humorous suspicion that he would be a
good compromise man for 1888.
1t may be inferred that Ben Butler is not
for the president. In speaking of tho admin
istration he says: If like to DO justice to an
opponent"
Senator Matt Ransom of North Carolina,
is talked of for secretary of the interior
Ransom's hair is not as long as Lalnars.
but his cuffs are good deal longer. He is
the beau of the senate.
The state labor convention of Ohio will be
held at Columbus on July 4, and the state
democratic convention at Cleveland on July
1921. The Cincinnati Times-Star (rep)
thinks that the democratic convention may
endorse the labor conventions ticket. and
that William Means will be the candidate OF
both for governor.
A number of Judges of the United States
supreme court from the date of the creation
of the tribunal, ninety-eight years ago, until
to-day, has reached but 43. In that period
the country has had % presidents, 30 secre-
:,
80 secretaries OF war, 81 secretaries of the
navy, 80 postmasters general, and SO attor-
neys general, although but one of each OF
these classes of officials was OF is in service
at the same time.
Judge Alfonso Taft, of Ohio, who was at
torney general in General Grants cabinet
aid minister to Russia under President
Arthur, says that Governor Foraker can
only be counted IN the race for the presi-
dency as dark horse, since the Buckeye
state will be solid for John Sherman. In his
opinion the election will depend upon the
state of New York, and therefore the New
York delegation in the national convention,
next year, will be able to settle the nomlna-
tion for candidate.
''The Maine Historical society in its dinner
to Mr.. Bradbury as the oldest ex-United
States senator greatly mistakes in its his
tory. There is still living at the age of
ninety-eight Colonel Joseph Ciley, of Not
tingham Square, New Hampshire, grandson
of Colonel Clley distinguished In the war
of the revolution. He was in the United
States senate in 1910, is a veteran of the war
of 1872 was severely wounded by the loss of
an eye, is yet in the full vigor of his intel
lect, and happily is considered the wealth.
lest farmer in Rockingham county" Joseph
Cilley was sent to the United States senate
in 1916 to fill the vacancy caused by the ele-
vatlOn OF Levi Woodbury. to the Unite d
States supreme court, and his term expired
in lsi7 MIR. Bradbury was elected to full
term in 1917.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-24
Opening on Randall.

1t is significant to find the New York
Star, generally regarded as the organ of
the administration, advising the de-
mocracy that the time is come for
putting check on the power of Mr..
Randall. 1t does not desire that he shall
be read out of the party" but simply
that the minority of which he is the
leader, or virtual dictator, shall not be
placed in position where it can obstruct
and embarrass the majority. This has
been done by retaining Randall at the
head Of the appropriations committee,
and what our New York contemporary
desires simply is that this mistake shall
not be repeated. 1t evidently believes
that it Mr.. Randall shall be deprived in
the next congress Of the vantage ground
he held in the last two there will be q
very favorable prospect of the eighty per
cent of democrats not in sympathy with
him to accomplish something toward re-
deemlng the party pledge in the matter
of revenue reduction.
The democratic party has a very
troublesome incubus IN MIR. Kandnll, and
1t will probably be relieved of it only by
heroic action. but the prudent men in its
councils will consider carefully the prob
able effects of such sa.ction upon the Or
ganization generally. If Mr.. Randall is
not the most skillfull politician and the
ablest man in the democratic party at
this time he is at least without superior.
He was master of the situation in the last
congress, despite the efforts to restrict
and repress him by a radical change of
the rules, simply by virtue of superior
tact and brains. The planning of Carlisle.
Morrison. and Others with them, was
rendered futile, aud by the force of will
and skill which none of them possess,
Randall with a small contingent of fol-
lowers was practically sovereign of the
house. 1t was an almost pitt.
able spectacle of helplessness
these so-called leaders presented when il
chanced to be the pleasure of Randall to
confront them In opposition, and when
ever it suited his purpose to 90 with
them, he was easily their leader.
Can the democratic party afford at this
time to make war upon man who has
repeatedly shown himself more than q
match for his strongest opponents within
the partys Win Mr.. Carlisle, who knows
the skill and prowess Of Mr.. Randall, be
likely to take kindly to the proposition to
inaugurate such war; And assuming
that the war shall be made, is 1t certain
that the artful Pennsylvania will not
find a way to still 'handcuR and gag the
democratic party" rs the Star says hs
has done. 1t looks very much as II the
majority in the next house OF rep
resentatives will be In a less IA
vorable position to accomplish any.
thing without Randall than vas thas
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-24
Politics in Ohio.

Democratic politics in Ohio is badly
mixed and there is every promise that
the state convention will develop bitter
factional conflict. A very strong effort is
making to induce Thurman to accept the
nomination for governor, and it is said
that notwithstanding his repeated avow-
ais that he is forever out of politics, the
influences now operating upon him are
not entirely without effect. An ntima-
ton from him that he would not reject
the nomination would undoubtedly be
sufficient to give it to him, but even for
the "Old Roman" it would be an empty
honor. There are great many demo-
Gratis in Ohio who. while they have great
respect for the distinguished ability and
high character of MIR. Thurman. and
dental candidate, do not want him for
governor. He would be insiduously
fought by the Payne and Mclean
factions, whose candidate now is
Thomas Z. Powell, and it could
be safely predicted that Thurman
would run behind the ticket. Such is the
gratitude of parties, but the explanation
in this case is that the veteran statesman
is too honest and straightforward for the
men who are exercising the largest nhu-
ence in the democratic politics of Ohio,
wholly because they have the Doodle. If
Powell is nominated, and he appears to
have the best chance. he will suffer at
the hands of the more reputable element
of the party led by ex.Congressman Con.
verse, strong and skillful polite ian,
who wants Thurman. Congressman
Foran, who has rejected all overtures to
be considered candidate, is still talked
OF as n possibility, but not with much
earnestness. He would be expected to
attract large labor vote, but he would
put no money in the campaign, and
the democrats will need this year
all the money they can get. It
is this fact that. gives Powell
the best show. Meanwhile the republi-
cans are quietly etfectlng thorough Or
ganization for assured victory, with un-
doubtedly large increased majority.
They have no differences or dissensions
in their ranks, and all the conditions are
largely in their favor.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-24

much relief. At reasonable rate, which
would be reached with few cents re.
duction, the trunk railroads would have
all they could carry, but having the adj.
vantage they seem determined to profit
by it to the full extent of the largest ex.
action they can make. Gram is going
into Chicago about as fast as it is going
out, and large crop is in prospect. This
situation is the opportunity Of the trunk
lines, and with that utterly selfish disre
gard of the general interests of COM
merce which they have always shown
when they dared to they intcrpose an OBJ.
struction to the natural and necessary
movement of the products of the coun-
try, thereby not only embarrassing the
home market but checking the export of
these commodities. There is perhaps no
help for this policy of extorton unless
the western connections of these lines
shall refuse to be bound by it
to their own sacrifice, which
Is promised. But the matter
is of general interest as illus.
trating the entirely sordld and selfish
principle that actuates these corpora
tons at all times. There is a largely in
creased business for them, with reason
able profit, at lower rate, but they
choose to check and obsruct commerce
rather than yield an iota of their advan
tage or penny of their eXaction. Yet
these corporations clamor against any
regulations that propose to restrict their
power for this sort of mischief.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-24

In tho Morse department Of the Ameri.
can exhibition at London, there arc dis.
played documents with the object Of
showing that this country was discov-
cred in 9S5, by an Icelander named Lett
Erikson. 1t will be remembered that an
Omaha man named Vining once wrote
M elaborate book, IAN Inglorious Co.
lumbus." in which he maintained that
America was first discovered by tribes
from Asia. coming here BY way Of
Alaska. There will presently be u cipher
discovered TO prove without question
that death ends all.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-24
RACING AT A FUNERAL.
The Head Chief OF the Ponca Indians
Buried With Peculiar Ceremonies.

The Head Chief OF the POnca Indians
Buried With Peculiar Ceremonies.
Wa.s.ka, head chief of the Ponca In
dians, a tribe living just south of here,
died recently and was buried with all the
pomp and ceremony known TO the tribe.
says the Arkansas City correspondent OF
the Kansas City Times. His body was
taken on blanket from his tepee by his
squaw and three children and placed in
a wagon drawn by two horses, which the
widow guided. This was the Indian
hearse. Behind this followed nearly five
hundred bucks and squaws-tbe former
on horseback and the latter trOtting
along OH foot All the way to the bury
ing ground the widow and orphans
moancd increasingly.
When the burial ground was reached
the squaws formed circle about one
hundred yards in circumference around
the wagon, and Outside of this circle
twelve squaws were stationed at intervals
of few feet to keep away evil spirits by
giving vent to unearthly scrccches. Be
yond these there were about one hundred
and fifty bucks on horseback, laughing.
chatting, and trading horses,
After the circle mad been formed White
Buffalo, head chief Of the POncas, came
lIvered an Grafton on the deceased. At
ITS conclusion the mOurners-whO IN the
mean time kept their seats in the wagon
picked up the four corners of the blan-
ket on which repOsed the corpse, and,
giving il a toss, throw the body to the
ground Then the widow went to the
rear of the wagon and gathered ap some
''culls, " or refuse lumber, which she de-
posted by the side Of her lead spouse.
During this time an Omaha Indian who
had entered the squaw circle. kept filiug
SAW which he had in his hands, and the
mourners continued their mourning. As
the Omaha brave mad finished fling his
remains out Of the culls. This reccpticlc
WAS IN the form of a chicken-coop, being
eight feet long and five feet wide and
about tive feet high, securely fastened to
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-24

THE elevators Of Chicago are crowded
with grain which the holders are anxious
to ship east as fast rs possible, but the
railroads refuse to relieve the glut by ad-
herring to rates at which the grain cannot
be moved without loss to the shippers.
The situation is proving very satisfactory
to vessel owners. who find demand for
all ssillng tonnage at paying figures, but
this tonnage is insufficient. and .he way
Of shipment 10 too slow to afford
Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-24

THERE 10 u general noyoIaent through
out the couatry, especially in the east, to
sOcnrs the appropriate and becoming
celebration Of Independence day. I'm
Omaha and throughout Nebraska the
day w.ll be observed IN an impressive
manner. The Philadelphia american
says; That it is very desirable that the
keeping Of "rhs glorious Fourth" should
be rescued from the apathy into which Il
has of late years fallen. and that II should
again be marked by that civic and
pxts;o:lc tervcr tina, distinguished it in
days gone By. 20 one disputes.